Author Archives: Henna
Summer 2026 Sunscreen Update
My camera’s smudged with sunscreen for the next few weeks, so here’s what I’ve been using so far and a cottage shelfie, because why not?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Banana Boat Kids’ sunscreen is one that I buy every summer because you can use … Continue reading
Posted in Skin Care, Sunscreen
Tagged Skincare Blog, Skincare Canada, Sunscreen Reviews
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Chanel Paris-Edimbourg Perfume Review – Les Eaux de Chanel
All of the Chanel Eaux are so sunny, happy, perfect for summer vacation, perfect for crating new memories with.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They all start with citruses and then veer off into their own directions. Paris-Edimbourg is the most green of the bunch … Continue reading
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Tagged Chanel, Chanel Perfume, Les eaux de Chanel, Perfume Reviews
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New Beauty
No matter what time of year it is, wear sunscreen. Remember that the snow reflects the sun too, so you need your sunscreen in the winter and the summer. This skincare is taking me through the whole month. The Vichy … Continue reading
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Tagged Chanel, New Beauty, Perfume, skincare, Sunscreen, Vichy, Vitamin C
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Clue Perfumes Review: Dandelion Butter and Warm Bulb
One of the great joys of collecting, reviewing, and thinking about perfume is finding something that smells different than anything else you know. When you find something different, years into the hobby, it comes as a revelation, as a new … Continue reading
Aveda Pure-Fume and Aveda Men Pure-Formance
Keen to be green. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve pulled out my old bottle of Aveda Men Pure-Formance to go with the rest of the Aveda skincare I’ve been using (gifted). You can see this bottle is half-used so it’s been loved, and … Continue reading
Vichy Collagen-Filler 17 Haircare
You can’t fill your hair with collagen, but that doesn’t mean that Vichy’s new Collagen-Filler 17 line doesn’t work. You CAN apply peptides, amino acids, and proteins to your hair to smooth it down. The Collagen-Filler 17 line also has … Continue reading
Niche Perfume at Shoppers Drug Mart
Canada’s biggest drugstore chain – @shoppersbeauty now has some new perfumes – most notable is the Mugler line of perfumes. For a while, these were gone from Canada and the US, but last year in China, I ran into the … Continue reading
Oily Skin Recommendations
The weather’s warmer, and maybe you’re noticing that your skin is shinier than usual. As someone with oily skin, here are some things I love. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 1. Niod Ethylated L-Ascorbic Acid 30% Network. It’s a mouthful and a slightly … Continue reading
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Tagged ACM, Danessa Myrics, La Roche-Posay, NIOD, Oily Skin, skincare, Vitamin C
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Creed Event at Holt Renfrew
Olivier Creed, perhaps perfumery’s most infamous marketer, master perfume evaluator, passed away last week so maybe there’s no better time to post some pictures from the last Creed event I went to. Pairing symphony with scent, this event, hosted by … Continue reading
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Tagged Creed Perfumes, Holt Renfrew, Niche Perfume, Perfume Events, Perfume Writer
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Creed Wild Vetiver Perfume Review
New from Creed is Wild Vetiver and it’s Creed pulling a Le Labo by naming their perfume Wild Vetiver and making it smell like roses. Where is the vetiver here? It’s lost in the dry down, maybe used as a … Continue reading